güey
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- Dec 6, 2022
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Hello,
Would you please explaine to me the punchline? The way I understand it is the dog actually means "rounded them off", but said "round them up" (gathered all the sheep together) just as a joke. Am I correct?
A farmer wants to know how many sheep he has in his field, so he asks his border collie to count them. The dog runs into the field, counts them and runs back to the farmer. The farmer says, "How many?" The dog says, "40." The farmer is surprised and says, "How can there be 40 - I only bought 38!" The dog says, "I rounded them up."
(joke found online)
Would you please explaine to me the punchline? The way I understand it is the dog actually means "rounded them off", but said "round them up" (gathered all the sheep together) just as a joke. Am I correct?
A farmer wants to know how many sheep he has in his field, so he asks his border collie to count them. The dog runs into the field, counts them and runs back to the farmer. The farmer says, "How many?" The dog says, "40." The farmer is surprised and says, "How can there be 40 - I only bought 38!" The dog says, "I rounded them up."
(joke found online)